Hello,
I'm a member of www.zagat.com and they only charge $2.50 a month to
view their restaurant listings and scores. They're widely considered
the best food review critics, and they have a "Top by Cuisine" for
each locale. I selected New York, and the results returned were
extensive. It would be a violation of their terms of service and
Google Answers' to copy/paste the list verbatim, but using their lists
as a reference I can give you the top listing from each genre of food,
and I've phone checked each to make sure they're open Christmas Day.
After calling 100 or so restaurants, many were closed though so in
cases they were not open I just went one down the list, but they're
all top 5 from their catagory. Most told me however should I want to
dine on Christmas Day I should make a reservation NOW. Enjoy and have
a wonderful Christmas.
Chinese:
Mr. K's
East 50s
570 Lexington Ave. (51st St.)
New York, NY, 10022
(212) 583-1668
French (Bistro):
Jo Jo
East 60s
160 E. 64th St. (bet. Lexington & 3rd Aves.)
New York, NY, 10021
(212) 223-5656
French:
Lespinasse
East 50s
2 E. 55th St. (bet. 5th & Madison Aves.)
New York, NY, 10022-3103
(212) 339-6719
Indian:
Tamarind
Flatiron District/Union Square
41-43 E. 22nd St. (bet. B'way & Park Ave. S.)
New York, NY, 10010
(212) 674-7400
Korean:
Hangawi
Murray Hill/East 30s
12 E. 32nd St. (bet. 5th & Madison Aves.)
New York, NY, 10016
(212) 213-0077
Kosher:
Second Avenue Deli (they're also a restaurant)
East Village
156 Second Ave. (10th St.)
New York, NY, 10003-5791
(212) 677-0606
Middle Eastern:
Moustache
Greenwich Village,East Village
90 Bedford St. (bet. Barrow & Grove Sts.)
New York, NY, 10014-3764
(212) 229-2220
Noodle House (Japanese style):
Soba-ya
East Village
229 E. Ninth St. (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
New York, NY, 10003-7536
(212) 533-6966
Pub Dining (Bar & Grill style):
Knickerbocker Bar & Grill
Central Village/NoHo
33 University Pl. (9th St.)
New York, NY, 10003-4512
(212) 228-8490
Seafood:
Manhattan Ocean Club (not sure just yet open or not Christmas Day,
call back in a week)
West 50s
57 W. 58th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.)
New York, NY, 10019
(212) 371-7777
South American:
Churrascaria Plataforma
West 40s
316 W. 49th St. (bet. 8th & 9th Aves.)
New York, NY, 10019-7303
(212) 245-0505
Spanish:
Sevilla ("Closed Christmas Day? We never close, we're open EVERY
day!")
Greenwich Village
62 Charles St. (W. 4th St.)
New York, NY, 10014-2750
(212) 929-3189
Steak House:
Post House (not sure just yet open or not Christmas Day, call back in
a week)
East 60s
28 E. 63rd St. (bet. Madison & Park Aves.)
New York, NY, 10021-8027
(212) 935-2888
Thai:
Thailand Restaurant
Chinatown
106 Bayard St. (Baxter St.)
New York, NY, 10013-4470
(212) 349-3132
Vegetarian (Indian/Kosher):
Pongal
Gramercy Park
110 Lexington Ave. (bet. 27th & 28th Sts.)
New York, NY, 10016-8926
(212) 696-9458
Vietnamese:
Saigon Grill
East 80s,West 90s & 100s
620 Amsterdam Ave. (90th St.)
New York, NY, 10024-1701
(212) 875-9072
I called 10 Greek, 10 Italian, 11 Japanese, 6 Mediterranian, all 37
were closed Christmas Day. I hope the above listings were sufficient
though. If you wish, you can search some more by registering for
subscription with zagat.com for just $2.50 a month, and you can cancel
at any time. It's a great resource to have as they also have a section
for reader opinions and votes, so you get a broader view of a
restaurant, not just one critic's opinion. This was a fabulous
question to answer as I'm thinking of taking a very special lady out
for Christmas din-din as well, so if you see a frog in a red cape,
come over and say hi. Thank you for letting me help you with your
question.
Search Strategy:
New York Top Rated by Cuisine on zagat.com
Additional Links:
Zagat.com (register for just $2.50 a month, cancel at any time):
http://www.zagat.com/
Thank you for the opportunity to answer your question, if you require
more information, please clarify the question, or if you find this
answer satisfactory, please feel free to rate it. Thank you!
skermit-ga

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